# Dewal Village, Jakholi*, Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Jakholi*, Rudraprayag 

# Dewal

Dewal is a village in Jakholi* sub-district of Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **317 people in 65 households**, the 81st largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 317people (2011)
- 65households
- 90.2%literacy
- 1,217females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dewal

Of every 100 households in Dewal in 2011, 91 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 75 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dewal · ■ Jakholi* rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**54%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****75%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%**

**76%

Use banking services ****100%**

**81%

Television ****43%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dewal?

■ Dewal · ■ Jakholi* rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.2%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1217**

**1186

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**919

Working population ****68.1%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 82.3% for women. 64% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 142 (66%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 70 (32%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jakholi*

- Mathya Gaon344 people
- Mahargoan342 people
- Pujar Gaon340 people
- Jakhawari Talli331 people
- Sil Gaon309 people
- Chandi307 people
- Jakhani305 people
- Munyadhar300 people

[All 138 villages in Jakholi*](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/rudraprayag/jakholi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dewal?317 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewal in?Rudraprayag district (Jakholi* sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dewal?90.2% (Census 2011)